Shoftim (שופטים) - Giudici 2

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	NEW JERUSALEM
1 וַיַּעַל מַלְאַךְ־יְהוָה מִן־הַגִּלְגָּל אֶל־הַבֹּכִים ף וַיֹּאמֶר אַעֲלֶה אֶתְכֶם מִמִּצְרַיִם וָאָבִיא אֶתְכֶם אֶל־הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר נִשְׁבַּעְתִּי לַאֲבֹתֵיכֶם וָאֹמַר לֹא־אָפֵר בְּרִיתִי אִתְּכֶם לְעֹולָם	1 The Angel of Yahweh went up from Gilgal to Bethel and said, 'I have brought you out of Egypt and ledyou into this country, which I promised on oath to your ancestors. I said, "I shal never break my covenant withyou.
2 וְאַתֶּם לֹא־תִכְרְתוּ בְרִית לְיֹושְׁבֵי הָאָרֶץ הַזֹּאת מִזְבְּחֹותֵיהֶם תִּתֹּצוּן וְלֹא־שְׁמַעְתֶּם בְּקֹלִי מַה־זֹּאת עֲשִׂיתֶם	2 You for your part must make no covenant with the inhabitants of this country; you wil destroy theiraltars." But you have not listened to my voice. What is the reason for this?
3 וְגַם אָמַרְתִּי לֹא־אֲגָרֵשׁ אֹותָם מִפְּנֵיכֶם וְהָיוּ לָכֶם לְצִדִּים וֵאלֹהֵיהֶם יִהְיוּ לָכֶם לְמֹוקֵשׁ	3 Very wel , I now say this, "I am not going to drive these nations out before you. They will become youroppressors, and their gods wil be a snare for you."
4 וַיְהִי כְּדַבֵּר מַלְאַךְ יְהוָה אֶת־הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה אֶל־כָּל־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיִּשְׂאוּ הָעָם אֶת־קֹולָם וַיִּבְכּוּ	4 When the angel of Yahweh had spoken these words to al the Israelites, the people began to wail at thetop of their voices.
5 וַיִּקְרְאוּ שֵׁם־הַמָּקֹום הַהוּא בֹּכִים וַיִּזְבְּחוּ־שָׁם לַיהוָה׃ פ	5 And they called the place Bochim, and offered sacrifices to Yahweh there.
6 וַיְשַׁלַּח יְהֹושֻׁעַ אֶת־הָעָם וַיֵּלְכוּ בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל אִישׁ לְנַחֲלָתֹו לָרֶשֶׁת אֶת־הָאָרֶץ	6 Joshua having dismissed the people, the Israelites then went away, each one to his own heritage, tooccupy the country.
7 וַיַּעַבְדוּ הָעָם אֶת־יְהוָה כֹּל יְמֵי יְהֹושֻׁעַ וְכֹל ׀ יְמֵי הַזְּקֵנִים אֲשֶׁר הֶאֱרִיכוּ יָמִים אַחֲרֵי יְהֹושׁוּעַ אֲשֶׁר רָאוּ אֵת כָּל־מַעֲשֵׂה יְהוָה הַגָּדֹול אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל	7 The people served Yahweh throughout the lifetime of Joshua and throughout the lifetime of those elderswho outlived Joshua and had known al the great deeds which Yahweh had done for the sake of Israel.
8 וַיָּמָת יְהֹושֻׁעַ בִּן־נוּן עֶבֶד יְהוָה בֶּן־מֵאָה וָעֶשֶׂר שָׁנִים	8 Joshua son of Nun, servant of Yahweh, was a hundred and ten years old when he died.
9 וַיִּקְבְּרוּ אֹותֹו בִּגְבוּל נַחֲלָתֹו בְּתִמְנַת־חֶרֶס בְּהַר אֶפְרָיִם מִצְּפֹון לְהַר־גָּעַשׁ	9 He was buried on the estate which he had received as his heritage at Timnath-Heres in the highlands ofEphraim, north of Mount Gaash.
10 וְגַם כָּל־הַדֹּור הַהוּא נֶאֶסְפוּ אֶל־אֲבֹותָיו וַיָּקָם דֹּור אַחֵר אַחֲרֵיהֶם אֲשֶׁר לֹא־יָדְעוּ אֶת־יְהוָה וְגַם אֶת־הַמַּעֲשֶׂה אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל׃ ס	10 And when that whole generation had been gathered to its ancestors, another generation fol owed itwhich knew neither Yahweh nor the deeds which he had done for the sake of Israel.
11 וַיַּעֲשׂוּ בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶת־הָרַע בְּעֵינֵי יְהוָה וַיַּעַבְדוּ אֶת־הַבְּעָלִים	11 The Israelites then did what is evil in Yahweh's eyes and served the Baals.
12 וַיַּעַזְבוּ אֶת־יְהוָה ׀ אֱלֹהֵי אֲבֹותָם הַמֹּוצִיא אֹותָם מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם וַיֵּלְכוּ אַחֲרֵי ׀ אֱלֹהִים אֲחֵרִים מֵאֱלֹהֵי הָעַמִּים אֲשֶׁר סְבִיבֹותֵיהֶם וַיִּשְׁתַּחֲווּ לָהֶם וַיַּכְעִסוּ אֶת־יְהוָה	12 They deserted Yahweh, God of their ancestors, who had brought them out of Egypt, and they followedother gods, from those of the surrounding peoples. They bowed down to these; they provoked Yahweh;
13 וַיַּעַזְבוּ אֶת־יְהוָה וַיַּעַבְדוּ לַבַּעַל וְלָעַשְׁתָּרֹות	13 they deserted Yahweh to serve Baal and Astartes.
14 וַיִּחַר־אַף יְהוָה בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל וַיִּתְּנֵם בְּיַד־שֹׁסִים וַיָּשֹׁסּוּ אֹותָם וַיִּמְכְּרֵם בְּיַד אֹויְבֵיהֶם מִסָּבִיב וְלֹא־יָכְלוּ עֹוד לַעֲמֹד לִפְנֵי אֹויְבֵיהֶם	14 Then Yahweh's anger grew hot against Israel. He handed them over to pil agers who plundered them;he delivered them to the enemies surrounding them, and they were no longer able to resist their enemies.
15 בְּכֹל ׀ אֲשֶׁר יָצְאוּ יַד־יְהוָה הָיְתָה־בָּם לְרָעָה כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר יְהוָה וְכַאֲשֶׁר נִשְׁבַּע יְהוָה לָהֶם וַיֵּצֶר לָהֶם מְאֹד	15 Whenever they mounted an expedition, Yahweh's hand was there to foil them, as Yahweh had toldthem and as Yahweh had sworn to them, so that they were in dire distress.
16 וַיָּקֶם יְהוָה שֹׁפְטִים וַיֹּושִׁיעוּם מִיַּד שֹׁסֵיהֶם	16 Yahweh then appointed them judges, who rescued them from the hands of their plunderers.
17 וְגַם אֶל־שֹׁפְטֵיהֶם לֹא שָׁמֵעוּ כִּי זָנוּ אַחֲרֵי אֱלֹהִים אֲחֵרִים וַיִּשְׁתַּחֲווּ לָהֶם סָרוּ מַהֵר מִן־הַדֶּרֶךְ אֲשֶׁר הָלְכוּ אֲבֹותָם לִשְׁמֹעַ מִצְוֹת־יְהוָה לֹא־עָשׂוּ כֵן	17 But even to their judges they refused to listen. They prostituted themselves to other gods and boweddown before these. Very quickly they left the path which their ancestors had trodden in obedience to the ordersof Yahweh; they did not fol ow their example.
18 וְכִי־הֵקִים יְהוָה ׀ לָהֶם שֹׁפְטִים וְהָיָה יְהוָה עִם־הַשֹּׁפֵט וְהֹושִׁיעָם מִיַּד אֹיְבֵיהֶם כֹּל יְמֵי הַשֹּׁופֵט כִּי־יִנָּחֵם יְהוָה מִנַּאֲקָתָם מִפְּנֵי לֹחֲצֵיהֶם וְדֹחֲקֵיהֶם	18 When Yahweh appointed judges for them, Yahweh was with the judge and rescued them from thehands of their enemies as long as the judge lived, since Yahweh relented at their groans under their persecutorsand oppressors.
19 וְהָיָה ׀ בְּמֹות הַשֹּׁופֵט יָשֻׁבוּ וְהִשְׁחִיתוּ מֵאֲבֹותָם לָלֶכֶת אַחֲרֵי אֱלֹהִים אֲחֵרִים לְעָבְדָם וּלְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֹת לָהֶם לֹא הִפִּילוּ מִמַּעַלְלֵיהֶם וּמִדַּרְכָּם הַקָּשָׁה	19 But once the judge was dead, they relapsed into even worse corruption than their ancestors. Theyfol owed other gods; they served them and bowed before them and would not give up the practices and stubbornways of their ancestors at al .
20 וַיִּחַר־אַף יְהוָה בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל וַיֹּאמֶר יַעַן אֲשֶׁר עָבְרוּ הַגֹּוי הַזֶּה אֶת־בְּרִיתִי אֲשֶׁר צִוִּיתִי אֶת־אֲבֹותָם וְלֹא שָׁמְעוּ לְקֹולִי	20 Yahweh's anger then blazed out against Israel, and he said, 'Since this people has broken thecovenant which I laid down for their ancestors, since they have not listened to my voice,
21 גַּם־אֲנִי לֹא אֹוסִיף לְהֹורִישׁ אִישׁ מִפְּנֵיהֶם מִן־הַגֹּויִם אֲשֶׁר־עָזַב יְהֹושֻׁעַ וַיָּמֹת	21 in future I shal not drive before them any one of those nations which Joshua left when he died,
22 לְמַעַן נַסֹּות בָּם אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל הֲשֹׁמְרִים הֵם אֶת־דֶּרֶךְ יְהוָה לָלֶכֶת בָּם כַּאֲשֶׁר שָׁמְרוּ אֲבֹותָם אִם־לֹא	22 in order, by means of them, to put Israel to the test, to see whether or not they would tread the paths ofYahweh as once their ancestors had trodden them.'
23 וַיַּנַּח יְהוָה אֶת־הַגֹּויִם הָאֵלֶּה לְבִלְתִּי הֹורִישָׁם מַהֵר וְלֹא נְתָנָם בְּיַד־יְהֹושֻׁעַ׃ פ	23 Hence, Yahweh allowed these nations to remain; he did not hurry to drive them out, and did not deliverthem into the hands of Joshua.